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Press Releases 2009

03.12.2009 HELCOM announces the elimination of two Baltic pollution hot spots, approves a joint proposal to IMO
27.11.2009 HELCOM getting ready for the Moscow Ministerial Meeting
23.11.2009 HELCOM countries to finalize a joint submission to IMO on a total ban on sewage discharges from ships
20.10.2009 COHIBA Project releases newsletter on control of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea
20.10.2009 Catches of chemical munitions in the Baltic have ceased
19.10.2009 Speech by HELCOM's Executive Secretary at the annual HELCOM Diplomatic Lunch
13.10.2009 HELCOM commences preparations for the Ministerial Meeting in Moscow
02.10.2009 HELCOM to consider a comprehensive system to evaluate progress in pollution reduction
21.09.2009 HELCOM Chairman’s acceptance speech for the Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
21.09.2009 HELCOM to finalize a new regulation on sheltering ships in need of assistance
17.09.2009 HELCOM receives the Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
17.09.2009 No significant oil discharges detected during HELCOM’s Super CEPCO operation in the Baltic
04.09.2009 Notice: HELCOM “Interactive web-based GIS maps” service is now updated
27.08.2009 Latvia wins HELCOM Trophy
26.08.2009 HELCOM fleet stages a successful disaster response operation off Riga, marking 20th anniversary of BALEX DELTA exercise
24.08.2009 HELCOM achieves another decrease in the number of illicit oil spills in the Baltic
21.08.2009 HELCOM Executive Secretary's speech on the announcement of the Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
20.08.2009 HELCOM wins Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
20.08.2009 News Flash: HELCOM wins Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
03.08.2009 Media Advisory: HELCOM to hold its annual international rowing competition
27.07.2009 HELCOM fleet to hold a major disaster response exercise in the Gulf of Riga
27.07.2009 Media Advisory: Tour of the HELCOM BALEX DELTA exercise area
12.06.2009 HELCOM commences risk analysis of shipping accidents in the Baltic
12.06.2009 HELCOM report shows a 12% increase in ship accidents in the Baltic
11.06.2009 HELCOM releases Annual Report on 2008 activities
10.06.2009 Russia announces the date of the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting
09.06.2009 HELCOM biodiversity assessment indicates increasing human pressure on biotopes and species around the Baltic
09.06.2009 BALTHAZAR Project focusing on pollution inputs from Russia into the Baltic holds inaugural meeting
05.06.2009 HELCOM set to unveil data indicating a substantial reduction of pollution loads to the Baltic
22.05.2009 HELCOM eliminates four major pollution hot spots in the Baltic Sea area
22.05.2009 HELCOM launches a major assessment of Baltic species' and biotopes' threat status
19.05.2009 HELCOM Chairman takes part in the launch of the Baltic Sea Action Summit initiative
15.05.2009 HELCOM is set to announce the recovery of several pollution hot spots in the Baltic Sea area
29.04.2009 HELCOM action plan is seen as a pilot project under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
21.04.2009 HELCOM countries to discuss readiness of national programmes to radically reduce pollution to the Baltic
20.03.2009 Final call for applications: Fourth HELCOM Youth Forum
05.03.2009 HELCOM launches an overarching environmental assessment of the status of the Baltic Sea
04.03.2009 Statement by the Executive Secretary at the opening of the annual HELCOM Meeting
04.03.2009 HELCOM Conference shows consensus on key building blocks for effective implementation of the Baltic recovery plan
03.03.2009 Opening Statement by the Chairman of HELCOM at the Fourth HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan Stakeholder Conference
03.03.2009 The Baltic remains in a bad shape, but there are some signs of improvement
02.03.2009 Media advisory: HELCOM Executive Secretary to hold media availability
02.03.2009 HELCOM to call on IMO to establish a total ban on sewage discharges from ships in the Baltic
26.02.2009 HELCOM Chairman pays a visit to Minsk to discuss Belarus’s accession to the Helsinki Convention
23.02.2009 International Conference to review latest assessments of the state of the Baltic Sea and implementation of HELCOM recovery activities
23.02.2009 Media Advisory: Fourth Stakeholder Conference on the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
19.02.2009 Call for participants: 4th HELCOM Stakeholder Conference on the Baltic Sea Action Plan
16.02.2009 HELCOM launches a new project to estimate inputs of hazardous substances into the Baltic Sea
03.02.2009 Second call for applications: Fourth HELCOM Youth Forum
30.01.2009 Stakeholders to discuss the implementation of the HELCOM Baltic recovery plan in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast’
27.01.2009 HELCOM experts to discuss first results of the Baltic coastal fish assessment project
09.01.2009 New project to improve HELCOM countries’ readiness to respond to an environmental disaster at sea